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Press Release: Conti Accuses Leopold of Misuse of Taxpayer Dollars

Conti Accuses Leopold of Misuse of Taxpayer Dollars

Annapolis (10/29/10): Democratic County Executive candidate Joanna Conti voiced concern today over the misuse of taxpayer funds by County Executive John Leopold. On Wednesday, WBAL-TV 11 investigative reporter Jayne Miller reported that Mr. Leopold has three different county vehicles assigned to him, one of which is parked at his girlfriend’s house.

Press Release: Conti Announces Wide-Ranging Endorsements

Conti Announces Wide-Ranging Endorsements

Annapolis (10/26/10): Joanna Conti, Democratic nominee for Anne Arundel County Executive, today announced a wide-ranging set of endorsements for her campaign.

Press Release: Conti Announces Fundraising Results

Conti Announces Fundraising Results

ANNAPOLIS (10/25/10): Joanna Conti, the Democratic nominee for Anne Arundel county executive, announced today that she raised $95,335 in the campaign reporting period ending Oct. 17, 2010, almost quadruple the $25,294 John Leopold raised during this period. Since she entered the race last October, Conti has raised $338,458, more than triple the $96,879 John Leopold raised during this period.

Open Letter to County Employees

Open Letter to Anne Arundel County Employees

Press Release: Conti Gaining Momentum Towards November Win

Conti Gaining Momentum Towards November Win

Annapolis (10/20/10): Joanna Conti, the Democratic nominee for Anne Arundel County Executive, is rapidly closing the gap on Republican incumbent John Leopold.

Press Release: Leopold Again Misses Chance to Improve Public Safety

Leopold Again Misses Chance to Improve Public Safety

Annapolis (10/13/10): “John Leopold has missed another opportunity to improve public safety in Anne Arundel County,” says Joanna Conti, Democratic nominee for county executive. Last year, Leopold failed to apply for federal grants that would have paid full salary and benefits for three years for up to 50 additional law enforcement officers, thereby disqualifying the county from consideration during the 2010 awards process.

Press Release: Conti Announces Nine-Point Plan for Anne Arundel County

Conti Announces Nine-Point Plan for Anne Arundel County

Annapolis (10/4/10): Joanna Conti, Democratic nominee for Anne Arundel County Executive, today announced a nine-point plan for putting the county’s fiscal house in order, tackling the big issues facing the county, and running a government of which citizens will be proud.

Press Release: Conti Criticizes Leopold for Playing Political Games

Conti Criticizes Leopold for Playing Political Games

Annapolis (9/30/10): Joanna Conti, Democratic nominee for county executive, criticized Leopold for holding up development in the West County area for political reasons.

Press Release: Conti Blames Leopold for Eroding Public Safety

Conti Blames Leopold for Eroding Public Safety

Annapolis (8/20/10) – Joanna Conti, Democratic nominee for Anne Arundel County Executive, expressed grave concern about increased violent crime in Anne Arundel County. The recent shooting in Brooklyn Park on August 13 marked the third homicide in North County in just one week.

5/11/10 Op-Ed on How Leopold's Budget Jeopardizes County

Leopold's Lack of Fiscal Leadership Has Put the County in Jeopardy

The Capital ran this Guest Column by Joanna on 5/11/10. View either the actual published article or Joanna's original version. The Capital used the above title and made a few other very minor modifications.

10/10/09 Letter to the Editor on Slots

Slots Revenue

This Letter to the Editor ran in the Maryland Gazette on 10/10/09

County Executive John Leopold has been chastising the County Council for not changing zoning regulations around Arundel Mills mall to allow slots. Two weeks ago, Leopold indicated that the $30 million in potential revenue the county would receive from slot machines could be used by the county to pay for services.

4/8/10 Column by Eric Hartley in The Capital

Eric Hartley's 4/8/10 column talks about the County Executive race.

Article: Businesswoman Conti Enters County Executive Race

The article "Businesswoman Conti Enters County Executive Race" ran on the front page of both the Capital on 3/24/10 and the Maryland Gazette on 3/27/10.

Press Release: Conti Blames Leopold for Declining County Bond Rating

Conti Blames Leopold for Declining County Bond Rating

Decimation of reserves causes bond rating to drop

Annapolis (3/22/10)- Joanna Conti, Democratic candidate for Anne Arundel County Executive, placed the blame for last week’s decline in Anne Arundel County’s bond rating on County Executive John Leopold’s weak fiscal leadership.

Op-Ed: Cancellation of GPS Hurt County Snow Removal Efficiency

AAC Snow Removal Survey Results

Ninety-nine people responded to our snow removal survey about the February 5th - 6th snow storm. Learn about their experiences and what we can hopefully do better in the future here.

Take Joanna's Snow Removal Survey

Take our survey: How are your neighborhood's roads?

Fundraising Totals Announced

Conti Announces Fundraising Results

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (1/20/10) – Joanna Conti announced today that she raised $56,752 in three months in her race to become the next County Executive of Anne Arundel County. This amount is nearly 35 times the amount raised by her Republican opponent, John Leopold, during all of 2009.

Nov. 2009 Campaign Newsletter

Joanna Conti issued her first newsletter update about her campaign on November 18, 2009. Read it here: www.joannaconti.com/nov_newsletter.

Conti Announces Exploratory Committee

October 14, 2009: Conti announces the formation of an Exploratory Committee for Anne Arundel County Executive. Read press release here.

Congressional Coverage

Press Coverage of Joanna's 2004 Congressional Race

The Denver Post was one of three papers who endorsed Joanna for Congress. On 10/17/04, the Post wrote "Joanna Conti is a fair-minded and outgoing businesswoman who would represent all residents of the district" and "We'd have a hard time endorsing Tancredo over someone of Conti's caliber".

Cost-Savings Ideas

8/31/09 Guest Column in The Capital about Increasing the Efficiency of the State Government

You can access this column titled "Cost-savings ideas that will benefit the state for years to come" by searching the Archives in The Capital or you can read the same column on Joanna's blog.

Shell Game

7/9/09 Guest Column in The Capital about the Shell Game Leopold is Playing with the Budget

You can access the column titled "Leopold playing a shell game in order to balance the county budget" by doing an Archive search in The Capital. Alternatively, you can view the column on Joanna's blog. The blog entry includes several supporting charts that were not printed in The Capital.

Bay Hero Column

4/21/09 Guest Column in The Capital About Saving The Chesapeake

This column encouraged readers to become a Bay Hero by taking steps to reduce the amount they pollute. You can either access the original article titled "There are things we can all do to help save the Chesapeake Bay" by doing an archive search in The Capital or you can view a copy of the column, including an additional graph, on Joanna's blog.